Teacher accused of hitting student

FORT LAUDERDALE — An art teacher turned himself in to police Tuesday, three weeks after authorities say he hit and bruised an 8-year-old student.

David A. Grant, 36, of Miami, was charged with child abuse and taken to the Broward County Main Jail.

Police say Grant, a teacher at Sunland Park Elementary School, hit the unidentified boy on Nov. 5. Officials did not say what led to the incident, but they accuse Grant of striking the boy.

The student's parents called police that day after they noticed the boy had a bruised eye, police said. School district officials say Grant was reassigned to administrative duties Nov. 10. Should the investigation find that he did hit the student, punishment could range from a reprimand to termination.